Flame Angel before Butterflies

[Dr Colliebreath]

I have a percula clown and sunrise dottyback in quarantine and they are going into the DT later this week. The DT is a 110 w/35 gal sump, live rock with crabs and shrimp, and has been running for more than 2 months.

I have to decide which fish go into the DT next and start them in quarantine. I want to put in 2 butterflies (raccoon, longnose), a flame angel, and a tang (something blue or a purple). I like to start with small specimens, so all fish will be pretty small when put in the tank. I would prefer to introduce them in the listed order, but my lfs has a nice flame angel of approximately 2" and no butterflies so I would have to order them online.

Would you risk putting the flame angel in before the butterflies? I know it depends on the specific individual fish and the flames can nip some. I wonder whether the flame might keep the later-introduced butterflies from settling in to the tank. On the other hand, it may be better to let the tank mature before having butterflies.

 

[BANDIT ANGEL]

I put three flames before the teardrop butterfly and the three angels kept pecking the butterfly's dot till DEATH!! Two other aurigas were also killed. I have wanted to buy a marcella but gave up because the flames seem to attack ALL butterflies in my tank. I guess flames hate butterflies because they share the same food source(corals,gorgonians,.....) and the teardrop's spots look like pellets.